skrapa
skrapa as a verb
Meaning
scrape; scratch; graze
In Swedish: ta bort ojämnheter (med ett vasst föremål); skava, riva
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att skrapa | to scrape |
|---|---|---|
| Present | skrapar | jag skrapar |
| Past | skrapade | jag skrapade |
| Supine | skrapat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har skrapat | jag har skrapat |
| Past perfect | hade skrapat | jag hade skrapat |
| Future | ska skrapa | or: kommer att skrapa |
| Conditional | skulle skrapa | jag skulle skrapa |
| Imperative | skrapa! | a command |
| Present participle | skrapande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | skrapad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | skrapas |
|---|---|
| Present | skrapas |
| Past | skrapades |
| Supine | skrapats |
Group 1: -ar verbs. Present -ar, past -ade, supine -at. The largest and most regular group. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use skrapar. See the four verb groups explained.
skrapa as a noun(en skrapa)
Meaning
grader; scraper; talking-to; telling-off; scolding
In Swedish: redskap att skrapa med
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en skrapa |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | skrapan |
| Plural, indefinite | skrapor |
| Plural, definite | skraporna |
skrapa is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor skrapa, den stora skrapan. Check another noun
Practise skrapa
1 / 2Yesterday I … (skrapa). Which is the past tense?
skrapa in a sentence
- han föll och skrapade upp knänahe fell and grazed his knees
- skrapa båtenscrape (barnacles, etc., off) the bottom of a boat
- skrapa bort färgscrape off paint
- få en skrapaget a good telling-off
- degskrapadough scraper (with a metal blade)
- vägskraparoad drag, road scraper
- fönsterskrapawindow squeegee
- golvskrapafloor squeegee
- få sig en skrapaget told off
Expressions
- skrapa ihoprake together
Questions
What does skrapa mean in English?
skrapa means “scrape, scratch”.
Is it en skrapa or ett skrapa?
It is en skrapa, and “the grader” is skrapan.
What is the plural of skrapa?
The plural of skrapa is skrapor, and the definite plural is skraporna.
What is the past tense of skrapa?
The past tense of skrapa is skrapade (“jag skrapade”). The supine is skrapat, used in “jag har skrapat”.
What is the present tense of skrapa?
skrapar, the same for every person: jag skrapar, du skrapar, vi skrapar.
Similar words
risparepa
Origin
From Old Swedish skrapa, from Old Norse skrapa, from Proto-Germanic *skrapōną, *skrepaną, from Proto-Indo-European *skreb-, *skrep-.
Nearby common words
skrapa is number 4,783 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 4,779digital digital, digital; in (or using) digital (and electronic) form
- 4,780uppriktigt sincerity, sincere
- 4,781rättfärdiga justify
- 4,782rånare robber
- 4,784vilsen lost
- 4,785husvagn a caravan, a camper, a trailer (used as a dwelling, towed behind another vehicle)
- 4,786frö germ, seed
- 4,787utkämpa fight out
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